Tool Training: Metalworking Support Tools APRIL/MAY

Ticket Information

This ticket grants admission to training on use of a series of basic metalworking machine tools at Artisan's Asylum. Once trained, students can sign up for testing to be qualified to operate the equipment independently as members of Artisan's Asylum.

Event Details

Description:

If you already know what you want to build and how you want to build it, and you just want to learn how to use the tools you need safely or need a refresher, Tool Training sessions are for you! This training session is called Metalworking Support Tools. It covers metalworking tools that are supplementary to mills, lathes, and welders, including sheet metal tools like the jump shear and the brake, the abrasive cutoff saw, horizontal & vertical band saws, angle grinders, belt sander, drill press, and spot welders.

If you already have training on this equipment and just need to be checked off to use it at the Asylum, sign up for one of our free testing sessions (info and link to appointment calendar available here). Testing is also required for those who have completed the training class, before they can use the equipment unsupervised.

(Please note that Tool Training classes do not provide significant practice with each tool, nor do they discuss any advanced techniques. To learn how to use the tools at anything other than an introductory level, please take a look at the long-form classes available on out Current Class Offerings page.)

Class Goals:

By the end of the tool training session, students will be comfortable with the operation of the jump shear, bending brake, the abrasive cutoff saw, horizontal & vertical band saws, angle grinders, belt sander, drill press, and spot welders.

After passing the proficiency test at one of the scheduled times above, they will be able to use all of the tools in this group as a member in our workspace.

Prerequisites:

No previous experience required. Students must be at least 18 years of age.

Materials:

All practice materials will be provided by Artisan's Asylum.

Event Time:

Training is generally available on alternate Saturdays, 1-4pm. Please see the ticket types above for the dates and times currently available.

Instructors:

Chris Kearney

REFUNDS: We offer full refunds for any class cancellations more than three days in advance of the class start date. After that point refunds are contingent upon the Asylum being able to fill the seat. No refunds whatsoever are offered for same-day cancellations. To request a refund for a class, please fill out this form.

CANCELLATIONS: Your class may be cancelled if too few people register. A decision will be made a few days before the class is scheduled to run, and you will be notified of the cancellation and your registration refunded in full.

Where

Artisan's Asylum
10 Tyler Street
Somerville,
MA 02143

Organizer

Artisan's Asylum, Inc.

Artisan's Asylum is a community fabrication and makerspace near Union Square, Somerville MA, that is dedicated to making creativity a way of life. It does this by maintaining a community workshop, training its members in the use of all of its professional-grade equipment, and hosting events promoting the learning and practicing of craft and creative expression.